Question 1

One indication that there is a problem of grade inflation is the fact that almost half of all grades given to today's high school students are

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A)  A's.
B)  B's.
C)  C's.
D)  D's.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Getting into college in Japan,compared to the United States,is more a matter of

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A)  athletic ability.
B)  performance on achievement tests.
C)  family ties.
D)  being rich.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

At what point in our history had a majority of adults in the United States earned a high-school diploma?

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A)  the early 1800s
B)  about 1880
C)  the early 1900s
D)  the mid-1960sE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

James Coleman concluded that the only factor needed to improve schooling was increased school funding.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Community colleges enroll 41 percent of all undergraduates in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Community colleges are an important part of higher education in the United States because they

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A)  enroll over 40 percent of all college students.
B)  greatly expand the opportunity to attend college.
C)  enroll almost half of African American and Hispanic undergraduates.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following statements applies the symbolic-interaction approach to schooling?

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A)  If teachers think some category of students is superior,those same students may end up doing superior work.
B)  Teachers convey specialized knowledge that children are not likely to learn at home.
C)  Some categories of students are tracked into better classes than others.
D)  Schools are intended for learning,but they also are places where many people meet their eventual partners.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Only about 3 percent of U.S.young people are home schooled.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Dropping out of school greatly reduces a person's chance to earn a good income.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The concept "functionally illiteracy" refers to people who leave school before graduating.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In low-income nations,most education is a matter of

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A)  formal schooling and then college.
B)  what parents and other community members teach their children.
C)  what children can teach themselves.
D)  teaching by religious leaders.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

In the world today,about two-thirds of young people reach secondary school.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is the best way to encourage the public school system to improve education.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Regardless of the level of a school's funding,some students benefit from more "cultural capital" than others.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

There has been significant grade inflation during the last several decades.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

African Americans have a lower rate of competing high school than Hispanic Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Jonathan Kozol characterizes the differences in funding of schools between rich and poor communities and the use of tracking as "savage inequalities" of U.S.education.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Japanese place great importance on achievement test scores in college admissions than is the case in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The dropout rate is higher for young people from rich families who have many opportunities to succeed without going to school.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One major reason that schooling is limited in India is that

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A)  there is a lack of teachers.
B)  religion forbids formal schooling.
C)  most children become soldiers.
D)  many poor children must work for income.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 20: Education

One major reason that schooling is limited in India is that

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At what point in our history had a majority of adults in the United States earned a high-school diploma?

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The Japanese place great importance on achievement test scores in college admissions than is the case in the United States.

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Community colleges enroll 41 percent of all undergraduates in the United States.

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In the world today,about two-thirds of young people reach secondary school.

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Supporters of the school-choice movement argue that competition is the best way to encourage the public school system to improve education.

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One indication that there is a problem of grade inflation is the fact that almost half of all grades given to today's high school students are

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Jonathan Kozol characterizes the differences in funding of schools between rich and poor communities and the use of tracking as "savage inequalities" of U.S.education.

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African Americans have a lower rate of competing high school than Hispanic Americans.

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Regardless of the level of a school's funding,some students benefit from more "cultural capital" than others.

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James Coleman concluded that the only factor needed to improve schooling was increased school funding.

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The concept "functionally illiteracy" refers to people who leave school before graduating.

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Community colleges are an important part of higher education in the United States because they

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Dropping out of school greatly reduces a person's chance to earn a good income.

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Getting into college in Japan,compared to the United States,is more a matter of

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In low-income nations,most education is a matter of

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Which of the following statements applies the symbolic-interaction approach to schooling?

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The dropout rate is higher for young people from rich families who have many opportunities to succeed without going to school.

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There has been significant grade inflation during the last several decades.

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Only about 3 percent of U.S.young people are home schooled.

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